It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

As we emerged from the harsh year of 2020, 2021 became—while still in recovery— a year to break free. While the entertainment industry was getting back in full swing, more and more music came to us as ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. In Slate’s annual Music Club, Slate critic Carl Wilson emails about the year in music with fellow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Despite the fact that it never hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, Dua Lipa’s ...

Billboard looks back and counts down the top five songs that ruled the summer of 2021. Rania Aniftos: We’re getting to the last few years before our big reveal. 2021, full-on pandemic, big songs as we ...

2021 is in the rearview, and we’ve already made a list of our our favorite albums of the year, as well as separate lists focused on punk/hardcore/emo/etc, screamo, ska, jazz, rap, the Indie Basement ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The biggest music stars in the world didn’t disappoint in 2021. Everyone from Taylor Swift and Adele to Drake and Kanye West delivered engaging new material. But it wasn’t just the ...

Songs that made this year more bearable. By Billboard Staff While it may have been a less-than-stellar year overall, 2021 proved to be monumental in terms of LGBTQ representation in music. Sure, there ...

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While this is a great time of year to celebrate the best big songs and albums that jammed the airwaves in 2021, it's also good to shine a spotlight on some vital, underserved songs that deserve your ...

Billie Eilish is the Grammy Award-winning artist behind Happier Than Ever. Several songs from this album earned Grammy nominations and even jumped to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 music chart. Here’s ...